If you identify as both white and Latino, yes. If you identify as white and Hispanic but not Latino, then no. [In the U.S.]*, Latino is considered a race as well as ethnic identity.
To paint with a very broad brush, “white hispanic” is folks with Spanish ancestry and a few other areas, but NOT central/South America (except for Brazil). A lot of it is determined by colonial history (which country controlled which place and when). There are probably a few exceptions or examples I’m leaving out but that’s a loose rule of thumb. It gets murky because who is considered “white” is the result of a social construct. Hence why, for instance, Polish/Italian people are now “white” in the US. They didn’t used to be considered white.
No, you’re right. It would be valid for you to select Latino regardless of skin color. I’m just referring to how the US surveys are often defined. Latino is under race but there’s a separate question asking whether you are Latino/Hispanic.
There are all range of colors in Latin America. Same thing than in the USA, however, our white people are decendants of southern Europeans: Spain, Portugal and Italy mostly.
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If you identify as both white and Latino, yes. If you identify as white and Hispanic but not Latino, then no. [In the U.S.]*, Latino is considered a race as well as ethnic identity.
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This is actually a decent summary that helps with the tendency to conflate race/ethnicity.
To paint with a very broad brush, “white hispanic” is folks with Spanish ancestry and a few other areas, but NOT central/South America (except for Brazil). A lot of it is determined by colonial history (which country controlled which place and when). There are probably a few exceptions or examples I’m leaving out but that’s a loose rule of thumb. It gets murky because who is considered “white” is the result of a social construct. Hence why, for instance, Polish/Italian people are now “white” in the US. They didn’t used to be considered white.
Racism is stupid.
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No, you’re right. It would be valid for you to select Latino regardless of skin color. I’m just referring to how the US surveys are often defined. Latino is under race but there’s a separate question asking whether you are Latino/Hispanic.
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There are all range of colors in Latin America. Same thing than in the USA, however, our white people are decendants of southern Europeans: Spain, Portugal and Italy mostly.